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TaxaScope: a container-native, visualization-centric workstation for genome-based bacterial taxonomy.

Yuxin Peng1, Yue Jiang1,2, Yong Jae Lee1

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TaxaScope simplifies bacterial taxonomy with a user-friendly desktop tool, integrating essential bioinformatics workflows for reproducible genomic analysis. This containerized solution overcomes complex dependencies, making advanced bacterial taxonomy accessible to more researchers.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Bacterial genomics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational biology

Background:

  • Standardized workflows are crucial for bacterial taxonomy but challenging to deploy.
  • Existing tools often have complex dependencies and command-line interfaces, hindering accessibility.
  • Cloud and commercial solutions present limitations like data privacy concerns and costs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce TaxaScope, a desktop workstation for reproducible, genome-based bacterial taxonomy.
  • To integrate essential bioinformatics tools into a unified graphical user interface (GUI).
  • To lower the technical barrier for experimental and clinical scientists in bacterial taxonomy.

Main Methods:

  • Developed TaxaScope, a GUI-driven desktop workstation.
  • Integrated community-validated tools for genome assessment, annotation, and phylogenomics.
  • Utilized Docker and Podman for containerization, ensuring standardized execution environments.
  • Provided a user-friendly frontend, eliminating manual dependency management and Linux expertise requirements.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated TaxaScope's utility with a re-analysis of *Pseudomonas putida* KCTC 1751T.
  • Generated high-quality circular genome maps and interactive functional reports.
  • Showcased the ability to execute standardized taxonomic workflows locally and efficiently.

Conclusions:

  • TaxaScope lowers the technical barrier to standardized and reproducible genome-based bacterial taxonomy.
  • Offers a private, locally controlled, containerized workflow.
  • Complements existing cloud-based and commercial infrastructures for routine taxonomic research.